x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Exploding Head Movies

CiTR & Discorder Magazine

Join gak as he explores music from the movies, tunes from television and any other cinematic source, along with atmospheric pieces, cutting edge new tracks and strange old goodies that could be used in a soundtrack to be. The spotlight swings widely to encompass composers, genres and other categories, but all in the name of discovery and ironclad whimsy.

tv & film

All Episodes

118:24

XHM #444 - "A jolly holiday" (2019 February 18)

Exploding Head Movies ·

2019/02/19

For your Family Day pleasure, our final look at the Oscar nominees leading up to next week's 91st Academy Awards focuses on Marc Shaiman's nominated music from Mary Poppins Returns. It's natural to dig up a few songs from the 1964 original in the spirit of things. We also pay tribute to voiceover artist Ken Nordine (1920-2019) and Vancouver musician Phil Western (1971-2019).1. Richard M Sherman & Robert B Sherman: Buena Vista Fanfare (Mary Poppins OST: Special Edition, 2014) Disney2. Family Fodder:

en

127:22

XHM #443 - "Songs never fail to ease our minds" (2019...

Exploding Head Movies ·

2019/02/12

Part 3 and 4 of our annual Academy Awards preview as we continue our listen to nominees for best original song and score. We'll dig back to the scores previously profiled: Isle of Dogs and Black Panther, the latter of which includes one of the nominated songs. We'll also have a song from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs along with non-nominated music from Dumplin', Annihilation, First Man, Eighth Grade, Summer of '84 and Dead Shack, plus your Shindig 2018 winner.1. Charlotte Gainsbourg: Deadly Valentine

en

119:46

XHM #442 - "Harlem avenues" (2019 February 04)

Exploding Head Movies ·

2019/02/05

We continue on with our annual Oscar profile as we dive into Nicholas Britell's nominated score to the Barry Jenkins' film adaptation of If Beale Street Could Talk. We also have the highly-tipped original song from the latest version of A Star is Born and spurned music from Quincy: A Life Beyond Measure, Vice, The Death of Stalin and Crazy Rich Asians along with a Shindig finale preview and a sports segment.1. The Girls Red Guard Dancers: The Red Guard Dance (The Last Emperor OST, 1987) Virgin2. Tim

en

123:28

XHM #441 - "All power to all people" (2019 January 28)

Exploding Head Movies ·

2019/01/29

With the nominees for the 91st Academy Awards announced last Tuesday, it's time for our annual profile on the nominated songs and scores. Kicking things off with Spike Lee's adaptation of the unbelieveable true story BlacKkKlansman, scored by long-time collaborator Terence Blanchard. We also have a nominated song off the RBG documentary, along with some music that should've been nominated from Sorry to Bother You, Suspiria and You Were Never Really Here.1. Rank and File: Klansman (The Slash Years,

en

121:40

XHM #440 - "Day made" (2019 January 21)

Exploding Head Movies ·

2019/01/22

The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced tomorrow but there's at least one winner that we're aware of already. Legendary Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin has received an honourary award for his contributions to film score, so we'll profile his music from the first two Dirty Harry films.1. KH: Question (Question 12", 2017) Text2. Larry Lake, Philippe Moenne-Loccoz, Bernard Donzel-Gargand, Jim Montgomery, Pete Ehrnrooth, Canadian Electronic Ensemble Sextet & David Jaeger: 3

en

121:37

24 hours of radio art: hours 17 & 18 - "l'arte del...

Exploding Head Movies ·

2019/01/18

On January 17, 1963, the Fluxist Robert Filliou declared that art was born a million years hence when a man dropped a dry sponge into a bucket of water. Who was that man? It doesn't matter; he is dead but art is alive. Ancient life was all silence; we are all born into noise now.For your uneasy listening pleasure, CITR celebrates art's birthday every year with 24 Hours of Radio Art. Interspliced amongst shortwave recordings made on January 12 & 15 via online shortwave transmitters in Enschede,

en

122:30

XHM #439 - "Combover comeback" (2019 January 14)

Exploding Head Movies ·

2019/01/15

Marking eleven years to the day he debuted, gak lets the sunshine in with another weird little show. Along with profiles on actor/director Penny Marshall (1943-2018) and lyricist Norman Gimbel (1927-2018), we'll get all musical with selections from Broadway composer Galt MacDermot (1928-2018), particularly his famous work Hair. 1. The Chemical Brothers: MAH (MAH single, 2019) Virgin EMI/Astralwerks2. Space Circus: The Dawn of Aquarius Age (Fantastic Arrival, 1979) RCA3. Laura Jean: Girls on the TV

en

123:09

XHM #438 - "One room shy of heaven" (2019 January 07)

Exploding Head Movies ·

2019/01/08

A new dawn awaits you, along with a new year. We touch upon some Blade Runner along with a tribute to the Buzzcocks' Pete Shelley (1955-2018). The main focus will be on David Byrne and his band Talking Heads as a complete version of the True Stories soundtrack came out before 2018 ended. We also have Byrne's Oscar-winning score with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su to 1987's The Last Emperor.1. Vangelis: Los Angeles 2019 (Blade Runner - EMS Recombination: Definitive Edition, 1982) Tyrell2. Tim Hecker:

en

181:52

XMAS HAM MAYHEM #1 - “95 + 95 = BONUS RERUN” (2018...

Exploding Head Movies ·

2018/12/25

In case you’ve never heard them before, relive some old holiday episodes in lieu of new material over the holidays. Like regifting but if it’s new to you, it’ll work. Original airdate & link to playlist:December 21 2009: https://www.citr.ca/radio/radio-free-gak/episode/20091221/December 19 2011: https://www.citr.ca/radio/exploding-head-movies/episode/20111219/Sound FX during new segues: soundbible.com

en

125:45

XHM #437 - "Check the who roast beast" (2018 December...

Exploding Head Movies ·

2018/12/18

For our final episode of 2018, it's time for the 11th annual renegade Yuletide show! Featuring all types of carols to counter what you've overheard elsewhere, plus music tied to The Grinch (old & new), the Rankin-Bass production of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Emmet Otter.We'll bang on tong-tinglers, blow our foo-flounders!We'll crash on jang-jinglers and bounce on boing-bounders!1. The Fall: [We Wish You] A Protein Christmas (A Protein Christmas EP, 2003) Action2. Sarah Davachi: Evensong

en

123:33

XHM #436 - "Wish it wouldn't get worse but it so...

Exploding Head Movies ·

2018/12/11

With 2018 winding down, it's time to review the year that is about to close. We'll look back on some of the film scores profiled in the past twelve months, so don't expect a best-of, more a recap.1. Parquet Courts: Wide Awake! (Wide Awake! 2018) Rough Trade2. Laurel Halo: Nahbarkeit (Raw Silk Uncut Wood, 2018) Latency3. Rolling Blackout Coastal Fever: Mainland (Hope Downs, 2018) Sub Pop4. Snail Mail: Speaking Terms (Lush, 2018) Matador5. Anna Meredith: Honeyed Words (Eighth Grade OST, 2018)

en

121:21

XHM #435 - "Dance commander coven" (2018 December 03)

Exploding Head Movies ·

2018/12/04

As 2018 enters its final month, it's time to profile one of the best film scores of the year as we listen to Radiohead's Thom Yorke and his soundtrack to the remake of Suspiria. 1. Tolpamin: Just Deserts in Your Final ffflllaaassshhh (Ringtones 1, 2016) self-released2. Emergency Broadcast Network: Behaviour Modification/We Will Rock You [Bipartisan mix] (Behaviour Modification single, 1992) TVT3. Concubine: Hail Eros (2018, 2018) self-released4. Ricky Jay & Richard Greene: The Fiddler (Rogue's

en

122:48

XHM #434 - "Face front, true believers" (2018...

Exploding Head Movies ·

2018/11/27

With the recent passing of the Marvel writer/editor/promoter Stan Lee (1922-2018), we delve into the world of superheroes, primarily tied to Spider-Man and the wild music from the 1960s animated TV series. 'Nuff said!1. Paul Soles: Let's Get This Show on the Road Gang (Spider-Man from the KPM Vaults, 1968) Funky Frolic2. Boba Fettucini: Radioactive Spider [w.Stan Lee, intro] (The Amazing Spider-Man: My Amazing Spidey Breaks, 2008) Mon Mothma3. Ken Nordine: A Good Year for Spiders (A Transparent

en

123:26

XHM #433 - "Drawers & curtains" (2018 November 19)

Exploding Head Movies ·

2018/11/20

Two film composers died recently, so we'll pay tribute to some of their music: Italy's Stelvio Cipriani (1937-2018) & France's Francis Lai (1932-2018). We'll also honour the work of legendary author/screenwriter William Goldman (1931-2018) along with processing all manners of recent news. gak shoots for the stars and misses by a wide mark.1. Beth Orton & The Chemical Brothers: I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain (I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain single, 2018) Lost Leaves2. Bézier: d. Quelle

en

124:45

XHM #432 - "Angels on a sole survivor's shoulder"...

Exploding Head Movies ·

2018/11/13

In honour of Remembrance Day, marking the 100th anniversary of the Armistice Treaty that ended World War I, we'll go back 20 years to John Williams' score to Saving Private Ryan. 1. The Conet Project: Bugle (Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations, 1997) Irdial2. Museum of Love: Marching Orders (Marching Orders single, 2018) self-released3. NOFVNCITY: The Antidote (VNITY, 2018) WEATNU4. Young Fathers: Nest (White Men are Black Men Too, 2015) Big Dada5. Clan of Xymox: Masquerade (The Guest: Original

en

124:00

XHM #431 - "This vicious cabaret" (2018 November 05)

Exploding Head Movies ·

2018/11/06

gak finally remembers, remembers the 5th of November as we profile Dario Marianelli's score to the 2005 film adaptation of Alan Moore's V for Vendetta.1. November Group: Volker (Work That Dream 12", 1985) A&M2. Iceage: The Day the Music Dies (Beyondless, 2018) Escho3. Daniel Avery: Diminuendo (Song for Alpha, 2018) Phantasy Sound4. Odonis Odonis: Vision (No Pop, 2017) Telephone ExplosionV. J Mascis: See You at the Movies (Elastic Days, 2018) Sub Pop6. Unsung: Novembered (Touched by an Angle, 2014)

en

123:34

XHM #430 - "You came and you took all the cheddar...

Exploding Head Movies ·

2018/10/30

Hallowe'en Horror Month concludes as we profile Jóhann Jóhannsson's final score: the gloriously insane Panos Cosmatos 2018 film Mandy. A certain man of the wolf breed interrupts the proceedings; throat lozenges are dispensed.1. Soulwax: Essential One (Essential, 2018) Deewee/PIAS2. Souns: Tree Falls [w.Hawah] (Smoke single, 2014) Panospria3. Fred Schneider & The Shake Society: Monster (Fred Schneider & The Shake Society, 1984) Warner Bros4. Iggy Pop: Monster Men (Space Goofs OST, 1997) Virgin5. John

en

118:27

XHM #429 - "Have you seen this lost synth?" (2018...

Exploding Head Movies ·

2018/10/23

Le Matos score the 2018 horror mystery Summer of '84 for a prerecorded horror as Hallowe'en month continues. This episode was recorded at Exploding Global Headquarters, powered by the wonder that is gin.1. Cherushii: Manic [w.Kara Marie, deep version] (Manic EP, 2016) self-released2. Magic Touch: Strongbow & Spliffs [w.Roche] (2014) XLR8R3. Wallgrin: O Harpy (Bird/Alien, 2018) Heavy Lark4. Cœur de Pirate: Malade (En Cas De Tempête, Ce Jardin Sera Fermé, 2018) Dare To Care5. Marie Davidson: Lara

en

121:16

XHM #428 - "Bloody M&M's" (2018 October 15)

Exploding Head Movies ·

2018/10/16

Hallowe'en horror month continues as we profile the highly eclectic soundtrack to the 1994 dark satire Natural Born Killers. Industrial symphonies abound.1. Actors: Crosses (It Will Come to You, 2018) Artoffact2. Kalte: Chemotrophs (Glaciations, 2009) Dark Winter3. The Pack AD: Thomas Hardy (Dollhouse, 2017) Cadence4. Lindi Ortega: Pablo (Liberty, 2018) Shadowbox/Soundly5. Donato Dozzy: For Arnaud (The Loud Silence, 2015) Further6. The Shacks: Texas (Haze, 2018) Big Crown/Orchard Music/Rough Trade7

en

124:05

XHM #427 - "Nah, let's stay in" (2018 October 08)

Exploding Head Movies ·

2018/10/09

Eeriely appropriate for visiting family & friends for Thanksgiving, we continue on with our horror month leading up to Hallowe'en with Michael Abels' score to Jordan Peele's 2017 thriller Get Out.1. Cast: It's Thanksgiving for Everybody (The Bob's Burgers Music Album, 2017) Sub Pop2. Jolin Ras: Northvan Drive-by (Northern Lights EP, 2015) self-released3. Grouper: Thanksgiving Song (Grid of Points, 2018) Kranky4. The Constantines: Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (Thank You for Sending Me an Angel

en

424 results

Similar Podcasts

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

David Yontef

Nerd Culture - A Gamekings Podcast

Blammo Media

UPodcast

UPodcast

The Writers Hangout

Sandy Adomaitis

The Sarah Fraser Show

Sarah Fraser